Ours to Keep
1985 · 1 Season · 6 Episodes ·
Six films about people determined to defend historic buildings against the destructive effects of social change and market forces.
E11. Selling ShilstoneA widow forced to sell her late parents' Dartmoor farmhouse may have other options after a National Parks adviser identified parts of it as medieval.E22. IncomersThe Spitalfields Historic Buildings Preservation Trust succeeded in thwarting the property developers who wanted to sweep away derelict buildings to build profitable office blocks.E33. MillstonesThree men seek to preserve redundant textile mills in West Yorkshire's Calder Valley -- buildings in Halifax, Hebden Bridge and Todmorden.E44. The Rev David Wyatt's Seven Deadly SinsThe Rev David Wyatt fights to save Manchester's remaining Victorian churches.E55. Defence of the RealmShipwright Brian Patterson and his Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Society fought to have the dockyard designated a heritage centre.E66. Living on the PastThe people of York seek to combine modern amenities with their medieval and Viking past. Last programme of the series.
